{"id":56036,"date":"2017-03-08T11:25:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=56036"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T21:01:15","slug":"charms-rochester-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/charms-rochester-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"The Charms of Rochester, NY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled on the Southern shore of Lake Ontario, Rochester, NY is known for its slightly unpredictable weather and family-friendly living \u2013 Orthodox Jewish families included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Find out more about Norfolk at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14849,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Georgia, \\&quot;Times New Roman\\&quot;, \\&quot;Bitstream Charter\\&quot;, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Find out more about Rochester at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With three Orthodox shuls and several Chabad centers, two day schools, separate boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 yeshiva high schools and a\u00a0mikveh, eruv\u00a0and kosher food availability, Rochester is a fantastic choice for families seeking the conveniences of a big city and the beauty of scenic, suburban living.\u00a0And to Brooklyn residents weary with hour-long neighborhood commutes, perhaps the best thing of all:\u00a0\u201cYou can get anywhere in Rochester in 10 minutes because there\u2019s virtually no traffic,\u201d said Rabbi Avi Kilimnick, a Rochester native who returned there with his wife in 2011 after attending YU&#8217;s rabbinical school.<\/p>\n<p>Avi\u2019s parents, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Shaya and Nechi Kilimnick, helped revitalize Orthodox Jewish life in Rochester when they began leading Congregation Beth Sholom, the area\u2019s largest Orthodox synagogue, 40 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Kilimnicks arrived, I saw a great surge in Orthodox Judaism and commitment to Torah learning among people like myself, who weren\u2019t necessarily raised in an Orthodox setting,\u201d said Steven Schwartz. Schwartz was born and raised in Rochester and returned there after stints in Israel and Manhattan to raise his family. \u201cThe Kilimnicks\u2019 influence has helped build up this community. There are Torah learning opportunities morning and night, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, like many\u00a0other smaller, out-of-town communities, Rochester prides itself on inclusivity and warmth.<\/p>\n<p>Steve also echoes Avi\u2019s claims of no traffic. \u201cRochester is not a small city, but it\u2019s so easy to navigate because there\u2019s rarely traffic. Furthermore, the Jewish community is concentrated in a small area, so you have everything you need for Jewish life within a ten-mile radius.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So daven Shacharit with a minyan at shul, pack a delicious shawarma pita from the Sabra Grill for lunch, and head to nearby Finger Lakes, a major tourist attraction, for a day of water sports, biking or hiking. You\u2019ll wonder why you would ever want to be anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\/fair\/fair\/communities\/\">Check out more Torah communities outside the metropolitan area at our biannual Communities Fair on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1722515512\"><span class=\"aQJ\">April 30<\/span><\/span>!<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled on the Southern shore of Lake Ontario, Rochester, NY is known for its slightly unpredictable weather and family-friendly living \u2013 Orthodox Jewish families included. 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